Sprint Becomes First National Wireless Carrier in U.S. to Offer International 4G Roaming

4G Customers Traveling Abroad to Select Areas in Jamaica and Taiwan
Can Now Roam on 4G Networks Offered by Digicel and Global Mobile

January 31, 2011

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), January 31, 2011 -
Sprint
(NYSE:S) today announced that customers traveling abroad now have
roaming access to 4G networks offered by Digicel in Jamaica and Global
Mobile in Taiwan. Select Sprint 4G devices that operate with the Sprint
SmartViewSM Connection Manager will automatically detect the
Digicel and Global Mobile networks, giving customers the option to
connect and roam with an unlimited, 24-hour daypass for $14.99 excluding
surcharges and taxes.

“Sprint has partnered with Digicel and Global Mobile to further enhance
the global 4G ecosystem with services that empower travelers on the go,”
said Todd Rowley, vice president-Sprint 4G. “Over the years, we’ve built
a robust ecosystem of partners that dwarves any other 4G ecosystem
available today and as the first U.S. wireless carrier to launch
international 4G roaming we’ve clearly demonstrated our leadership.”

The Sprint SmartView Connection Manager allows users to create a
high-speed Internet connection for their computer anywhere on the Sprint
3G or 4G networks and now on compatible international 4G networks with a
4G-enabled Mobile Broadband Device, such as the Sprint
3G/4G U600 USB Modem. Sprint customers traveling to Jamaica and
Taiwan will be able to accessthe Digicel and Global Mobile 4G
networks formobile downloads, video-chat capabilities and
turbo-charged Web browsing at 4G speeds.

“Digicel is proud to have the first and only 4G network in Jamaica,”
said Mark Linehan, CEO, Digicel Jamaica. “We look forward to welcoming
Sprint customers and are positive that they will delight in roaming with
Jamaica’s fastest wireless broadband.”

“We are excited to be Sprint’s first 4G roaming partner in Asia and
looking forward to extending this alliance to our partners around the
world,” said Rosemary W. Ho, CEO of Global Mobile. “As the leading 4G
broadband operator in Taiwan, Global Mobile is committed to bring the
most innovative service such as carrier-grade VOIP and mobile TV to our
customers. I want to welcome our international roaming customers to
experience the same innovative quadruple play service offering enjoyed
by our customers.”

Sprint 4G can be found in 71 markets1 across the United
States, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Sprint is delivering the power of 4G as the majority shareholder of
Clearwire, the independent company that is building the WiMAX network.
For more information, visit www.sprint.com/4G.

About Digicel

After more than nine years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has more
than 11 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean,
Central America and the Pacific. The company is renowned for delivering
best value, best service and best network.

Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific
sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these
regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the
title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Championships. In the Pacific,
Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also
sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.

Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its
markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua
New Guinea that focus on educational, cultural and social development
programs.

In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show
to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has
spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago,
ranking as one of the top-rated shows.

Global Mobile is a 4G pioneer in the digital industry value chain,
integrating various triple play contents, with all types of
communication at home, and totally new fourth-generation wireless
communications, all in one click. Global Mobile is a strong group
consisting of industry experts with extensive knowledge and experience.
They understand consumer needs and have designed a CPE system that is as
easy to use as a personal computer.

Taiwan currently lacks a content platform that bridges the commercial
and public sectors. Also lacking are an impetus for creativity, a
standardized distribution and broadcasting format, and a unified payment
method. It is our company’s goal to provide such a standardized platform
to allow our customers to use WiMAX wireless broadband – anytime,
anywhere – on any device.

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 48.8
million customers at the end of the third quarter of 2010 and is widely
recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative
technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national
carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data
services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost
Mobile, Common Cents Mobile and Assurance Wireless; instant national and
international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet
backbone. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 6 in its 2010 Green
Rankings, listing it as one of the nation’s greenest companies, the
highest of any telecommunications company. You can learn more and visit
Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.

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